Maxwell v. Fife Manufacturing Co.

Riley, J.,

Plaintiff filed a complaint in assumpsit seeking to recover certain bonus payments allegedly due under his employment agreement with defendant. He alleged in his complaint that he was employed by defendant in 1962 as sales representative in "the Philadelphia area. The terms of employment at that time were not set forth, but he averred that in 1963 defendant sent him a letter relating to the bonus policy of the company which stated in part:

“1. Your salary, starting immediately, will be $700 a month.

“2. Your sales base will be $50,000 per year. You will be paid a 3 % bonus on all…